The Platform in Defense of Public Health of the Marina Alta held a meeting last Wednesday in Les Corts Valencianes with the representatives of each political party in which they presented the manifesto in favor of public health in the region.
The manifesto declares that the concessionaire of health in the Marina Alta, Marina Salud SA, "By putting a price on the lives of the citizens of the Marina Alta, it is an immoral and attentive company against the life and dignity of people"Which tildan of "illegitimate because at no time have the citizens of the Marina Alta been consulted about their relevance".
The platform demands in the manifesto that the company "reinvest the 5,6 million euros of profit delcarados during the 2012 exercise in the health of the Marina Alta", Proposing that money be allocated to emergency opening night of Ondara, Vergel, Pedreguer and Gata; Hospital patients deflect the Pedrera- Hospital workers work "in decent conditions" and patients from the region derives a reference hospitals.
After reading the manifesto, the representatives of Compromís, PSPV and Izquierda Unida signed a commitment that includes six points that must be met in the event that one of them reaches the government, among which is the recovery of direct public management of the health department of Dénia, restoring the labor rights of the workers, open the continuous care centers of Pedreguer, Gata, Ondara and El Verger that have been closed at night by the company; carry out audits that clarify the management of the company and put in place the necessary mechanisms so that the Denia hospital "Recover the prestige and confidence lost in the years of private management".
According to members of the Platform, the large number of breaches of contract made by the company, among which are points that have not, such as the reform of the Hospital de la Pedrera and Specialty Center; undiminished waiting lists or amortization of 160 interim spaces would be sufficient for the Government to terminate the contract and recover the Marina Salud health management in the region without costing money to the public coffers.
Salaries of Health Marina address a 244% higher than those of their counterparts in public health
The group Compromís Les Corts brought to light the salaries they charge ten of the directors of the company Marina Salud, totaling 955.380 euros annually.
While the manager of any public hospital in the Region earns about 4.300 euros per month, the manager of Marina Salu wins 10.800 euros, representing an annual salary of more than 148.000 euros. In addition, health Marina has six management positions (Director of Human Resources, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer, Director of Management Control, Director of Legal Services and assistance Director) that do not exist in public health.
Overall, the health management in the region of the Marina Alta intended almost one million euros to suedos ten of its directors, while public health salaries of managers, who go down to six, total less than 278.000 euros.
From the platform they insist that while the company Marina Salud is a private company, the money you receive is public and are not willing to do business with the health of citizens as taxpayers suffer cuts in health.
